The US Presidential Elections 2012 (57th quadrennial election) is scheduled to be on November 6, Tuesday. This is the day to choose the presidential electors (the official electors of the US president and vice president on December 17).

Candidates with Sufficient Ballot Access

President Barak Obama: This is the incumbent president’s final term, as the democratic candidate from Illinois is running for his second time. The vice presidential candidate of Democratic Party is the incumbent US vice president Joe Biden from Delaware.

Republican Mitt Romney: Former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney is the major challenger of President Obama. The vice presidential candidate of the Republican Party is Congressman Paul Ryan from Wisconsin.

Gary Johnson: Former governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson has been nominated by the Libertarian Party. The vice presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party is James P. Gary, a former judge of Supreme Court from California.

Jill Stein: Nominated by the Green Party, Jill Stein is a physician, who has run electoral campaigns such as for Massachusetts Governor, State Representative and Commonwealth Secretary. The vice presidential candidate of the Green Party is Cheri Honka from Pennsylvania.

There are many other nominees from different parties and independent candidates contesting in the US Presidential Elections 2012.

The presidential debates start on October 3rd and the final one will be on October 22nd. There will be three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.